Apogon kiensis

(Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Rifle Cardinalfish

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Size: 3 inches (8 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow rock and coral reefs and found near remote coral heads, soft corals, and tube anemones

General Husbandry: Has a silvery body with several horizontal dark lines. As of 2016, not yet purposely collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Percoidei

Family: Apogonidae

Subfamily: Apogoninae

Genus: Apogon/Ostorhinchus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Can technically be found also listed as: Ostorhinchus kiensis.

Generally a food fish in local areas.